Deemed "The instant crowd favorite" by the San Francisco Blues Festival and "Consumate musicians and entertainers" by New York City's Lincoln Arts Center, Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Bums are sure to please the dancers at Monroe Hall. So, put on your dancing shoes and get ready to Rhumba!
JUMP BLUES, SWING, JAZZ AND RARE GEMS INSPIRED BY THE '30s, '40s AND '50s.
"Instant Crowd Favorites" by the San Francisco Blues Festival and "Consummate musicians and entertainers" by New York City's Lincoln Center, Lucky and Getit really shine before a live audience, bringing an intense energy and sheer personal magnetism to the stage, exercising wit in a continuous battle of the sexes. They've earned a reputation as captivating entertainers with "superior musicianship" (Downbeat), engaging audiences at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, the Half Note Jazz Club in Athens, Greece, the San Francisco Blues Festival, as the house band at the Derby in Hollywood, and hundreds of nightclubs, festivals
Get a taste of their sound by going to this link. Need to cut and paste since this function is not working on my computer right now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdxVSVEbxn8
DANCE TO THE THE HOT TROPICAL SOUNDS OF CARLITOS MEDRANO AND SABOR DE MI CUBA
HELP SINGLES AND PAIRS CELEBRATE THEIR
5OTH ANNIVERSARY
COST: $15 per person
Door prizes
For more information- www.singlesandpairs.com or call Carroll 707-538-1929 or Beth 707-481-9435
Caller Deborah Carroll-Jones
Guest Cuers John Flora and Dolores Ferrero of Palo Alto, California
IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR FOR CONGRESSMAN MIKE THOMPSON'S ANNUAL SONOMA COUNTY PASTA DINNER! WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO WELCOMING NEW CONSTITUENTS AND GREETING OLD FRIENDS IN WHAT IS NOW CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 5.
Mike has represented us well in the U.S. House of Representatives where he serves on the Ways and Means Committee and the Intelligence Committee as Ranking Member of the subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence, analysis and Counterintelligence. In addition to his House responsibilities, he also co-chairs the Wine Caucus. He has always worked diligently on behalf of our local and national concerns and has earned our ongoing respect as well as respect from his party.
Mike's Pasta Dinner will behighlighted by Art Ibleto's wonderful pasta accompanied by the dinest wines from sonoma county. Maike will update us oon what is happening in Congress and how it affects our lives in sonoma county. We will also have free electronic recycling so bring your old computers and other electronic equipment for disposal at no cost.
THIS IS THE 7TH ANNUAL FAULTLINE FROLIC CONTRA DANCE WEEKEND SPONSORED BY NORTH BAY COUNTRY DANCE SOCIETY.
Masterful Atlanta caller, CIS HINKLE, has delighted contra dancers since 1985 with her skilled teaching, and masterful selection of dances. She teaches quick and clear with flawless timing and a contagious sense of fun.
NOTORIOUS' performances are new and exciting, featuring tradutuinal American, celtic, and Eastern-European tunes and songs, swing, blues, and the group's original compositions. EDEN MACADAM-SOMER on fiddle brings classical technique and international versatility to the melody lead; LARRY UNGER on guitar and banjo writes unforgettable tunes and is the undisputed master of contra rhythm and blues; SAM BARTLETT on mandolin is everybody's favorite virtuoso stuntman; and MARK HELLENBERG is the percussionist in demand by all of the top contra bands. A favorite band at dance camps, NOTORIOUS always provides a thrilling dance experience.
FOR THE FULL SCHEDULE AND TO REGISTER FOR THIS FABULOUS AND WELL ANTICIPATED EVENT, VISIT www.nbcds.org/faultlinefrolic2012.html#schedule
Taking their inspiration from the great jump n' boogie outfits of the late 40s and early 50s, they breathe fresh life into the music that gave birth to rock n' roll. Woods styled his group after the jumpin' n' jivin', shoutin' n' honkin', pumpin' n' poundin' band of louis Jordan, Wynonie Harris, Joe and Jimmy Liggins, Amos Milburn, and Roy Milton. Adding a healthy dose of New Orleans rhythm and blues, pile drivin' piano, and some of his own contemporary playful lyrics, Woods and His Rocket 88s forge their own brand of music the call "rock-a-boogie."
"Mitch Woods...give heart and soul to jump blues... Woods sings with smooth ebullience and hammers the piano keys with the unchecked gaiety of mentors Professor Longhair and Amos Milburn."
~ Frank-John Hadley, Downbeat